Nine seniors have led the Russellville Lady Cyclones volleyball team this season, and the school will honor them when it hosts Little Rock Central in 7A/6A Central play at 6 p.m. tonight.

“We’ve got nine seniors, five or six of them have started at some point this year and four have been starting since they were sophomores,” Head Coach Cindy Jones said. “They have been really beneficial to the team.”

“They’re really kind of a quiet group who leads by example,” Jones said. “They’ve been the type of players who do the right thing all the time. They’re not as vocal as some of the senior classes I’ve had in the past, but they really work hard and the younger girls see that and try to emulate it.”

Coming off a huge win Tuesday night at home over North Little Rock, Russellville will look to keep its momentum going through the rest of the regular season into the Class 6A state playoffs.

“We’ve really thought we were really good from the beginning. We’ve just been playing in a real tough 7A conference,” Jones said. “It’s been rough on us at times, but I really think we believe we can win a state championship. I really think these seniors believe they can do it.

“We had a battle with (Little Rock Central) at their place, and we’re hoping we can pull out a win for those seniors.”